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ALLISON and MARK are not currently married and have never been married, but
intend to marry each other on or about December 20, 2008.
It is the desire of ALLISON and MARK that conflicts regarding financial matters
be minimized during their planned marriage, and this Agreement is intended to prevent
such conflicts. ALLISON and MARK desire to fix and determine by this Agreement the
rights and claims that will accrue to each of them in the estate and property of the other by
reason of the marriage, and to accept the provisions of this Agreement in lieu of and in full
discharge, settlement, and satisfaction of all such rights and claims.
ALLISON and MARK acknowledge that there has not been, and there is not
currently, any agreement between them about their property or income.
ALLISON and MARK acknowledge that neither of them has any claim to the
property or income of the other, and no such claim has ever been made.
ALLISON and MARK currently respectively own certain property and expect to
acquire additional property in the future through gift, devise, bequest, inheritance,
employment, investment earnings, and otherwise.
2. acknowledge that all property that may come to either of them by gift, devise,
bequest, or inheritance during the Marriage, including but not limited to any
distributions of income or principal that may be received by a Party from a
gifted or inherited trust or an estate that the Party is a beneficiary of, is the
separate property of the Party receiving it;
4. acknowledge that each Party retains and has sole management, control, and
disposition rights over his or her separate property;
5. waive certain rights that either of them, or the survivor of them, could claim
to the property or the estate of the other;
7. agree that the character of all assets and property interests designated in this
Agreement as the separate property of a Party will be preserved as separate
property during and after the Marriage, and any enhanced value of such
separate property resulting from the time, toil and talent of either party, as
well as any property or monies furnished from any source, for the
enhancement or maintenance of such property, shall accrue to such separate
property estate without any right of reimbursement to either party or to either
party’s separate estate for such enhancement or maintenance; and
8. waive any rights that either of them may have that the other party has not
been properly compensated by an entity owned or controlled by such other
party.
In consideration of the mutual love and respect between the parties; in consideration
of the mutual promises, agreements, partitions, exchanges, conveyances, releases, waivers,
and assignments contained in this Agreement; in consideration of the parties’ desire to
establish rights and obligations by this Agreement; and with the intent to be bound fully by
the terms of this Agreement, the parties covenant, agree, partition, exchange and contract
as follows:
Neither party is relying on any representations made by the other party about
financial matters of any kind, other than the representations stated in this Agreement and
in any schedule or exhibit attached to it.
Each Party acknowledges that before the execution of this Agreement they
were given an opportunity to inquire about and conduct discovery of the other Party’s
assets, liabilities, property, cash flow, income, and other financial resources
(“Financial Information”) and that each of them has made a fair and reasonable
disclosure of his or her Financial Information to the other Party. Each Party further
acknowledges that he or she is satisfied that a fair and reasonable disclosure of the
other Party’s property and financial obligations has been made, enters into this
Agreement with full knowledge of the financial affairs of the other Party, and
voluntarily and expressly agreed in writing before the execution of this Agreement to
waive any right to seek further disclosure of the property and financial obligations of
the other Party by executing a Waiver of Further Financial Disclosure.
ARTICLE 2
SEPARATE PROPERTY
All assets and property interests of any nature or type, whether real or personal,
tangible or intangible, that were owned by either Party or held in trust for the benefit of
a Party as of the date of this Agreement and before the Marriage are declared to be and
will remain throughout the Marriage the separate assets and property interests of the Party
by whom they were owned or for whose benefit they were held in trust.
All assets and property interests that are acquired during the Marriage by a Party
by gift, devise, bequest, or inheritance will be and remain throughout the Marriage that
Party’s separate property.
All assets and property interests that are acquired during the Marriage with separate
property, in exchange for separate property, or on separate credit will be and remain
throughout the Marriage the separate property of the Party who provided the separate
property or credit for the purchase or exchange.
All income, revenue, and increases in kind or in value (whether due to personal
effort, market forces, or otherwise) during the Marriage from a Party’s separate property
(including assets held in trust for the benefit of a Party) (collectively referred to as
“Special Separate Property”) will be and remain throughout the Marriage that Party’s
separate property. “Special Separate Property” includes but is not limited to the
following:
1. proceeds from the sale of water, oil, gas, and other minerals in and under or
attributable to property (whether the property is fee-simple title, royalty
interest, overriding royalty interest, or working interest);
3. crops;
4. any assets, earnings, future profits, or benefits associated with, inherent in,
or distributed or accruing from a corporation, limited-liability company,
partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, or other business entity
(including but not limited to dividends, stocks, stock options, shares,
ARTICLE 3
JOINT ACQUISITION OF ASSETS/ JOINT PROPERTY
ARTICLE 4
LIABILITIES
Any liability or obligation that a Party has as of the date of the Parties’ Marriage,
whether contractual, tort, or otherwise, will be the separate liability or obligation of that
Party, and only that Party’s separate property will be subject to satisfying the liability or
obligation.
Each Party agrees to indemnify and hold the other Party harmless from his or her
own liabilities, including any obligations that may be imposed by law against the other
Party’s separate property.
ARTICLE 5
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
1. Generally. The Party who owns separate property (“Owning Party”) will
have the exclusive right to possess, control, and manage the property,
including but not limited to the exclusive right to sell, gift, transfer,
encumber, devise, bequeath, or otherwise deal with the property without the
interference or joinder of the other Party (“Nonowning Party”). With respect
to the Owning Party’s property, the Owning Party is the attorney in fact of
the Nonowning Party. The Owning Party will have full power in the name
of the Nonowning Party or in the joint names of both parties to enter into
any transactions or execute any documents related to the Owning Party’s
property, independently and without the consent or privity of the Nonowning
Party. This power of attorney is deemed coupled with an interest and will
survive the disability or incapacity of the Nonowning Party. The Nonowning
Party will not be liable for any transactions involving the management of the
Owning Party’s property that requires the use of this power of attorney, and
the Owning Party agrees to indemnify and hold the Nonowning Party
harmless from any such liability.
ARTICLE 6
CLAIMS RELATING TO THE PARTIES
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party waives any right, claim,
or interest that he or she may have now or in the future to the other Party’s separate
property, whether the right, claim, or interest arises under statute, common law, or
otherwise, including but not limited to claims for reimbursement, contribution, waste,
fraud, or constructive fraud. To the extent that the separate property or the time, toil, talent,
or effort of a Party (“Contributing Party”) was or is used to pay one or more debts,
liabilities, or obligations of the other Party (“Benefited Party”), or was or is used to
improve, enhance, benefit, or otherwise increase the value of the Benefited Party’s separate
property, the Contributing Party’s separate property or time, toil, talent, or effort is or will
be deemed and construed for all purposes as a gift to the Benefited Party.
The Parties agree that if either Party uses his or her own separate funds to make any
payment or financial contribution toward the purchase of the other Party’s separate
property or any improvement on the other Party’s separate property, or either Party uses
community property to make a payment or financial contribution toward the purchase of
the other Party’s separate property or any improvement on the other Party’s separate
property, the property so paid for or improved will remain entirely the separate property of
the owner-spouse. Furthermore, the Party making such payment, financial contribution, or
improvement using his or her separate property shall not be entitled to reimbursement from
the owner-spouse’s separate property in the amount of the enhanced value of the separate
property, nor shall the Party have a claim for reimbursement against the other spouse. The
Parties intend to override the provisions of Texas Family Code Sections 3.401 through
3.410 (or any successor statutes) which might otherwise give one of the Parties a claim for
reimbursement (or similar claim) against the separate estate of the other Party or the
community estate, if any, of the Parties. Further, the Parties specifically agree that if the
marriage of the Parties terminates in divorce, neither Party will be entitled to acquire or be
awarded an equitable lien on the separate property of the other party or on the community
property of the Parties, if any, to secure a claim arising by reason of a claim for
reimbursement as provided in Sections 3.401 through 3.410 of the Texas Family Code (or
any successor statutes).
MARK waives the right to assert any claim for reimbursement that he might have
in the future on behalf of or against the community estate, if any. MARK further waives
the right to assert any claim for reimbursement that he might have in the future against the
separate estate of ALLISON.
ALLISON waives all right, title, and interest that she may have in MARK’s existing
and future Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRA”) and other retirement benefits and
deferred-compensation plans, whether lump-sum or installment, arising from MARK’s
employment before or during the Marriage, all of which are partitioned and exchanged to
MARK as his separate property. ALLISON acknowledges that this waiver includes all
rights that she has or may have to receive any benefits or payments from MARK’s IRA
and other retirement benefits and deferred-compensation plans that exist before or during
the Marriage. ALLISON further waives all rights she may have to participate in any
decisions about the designation of beneficiaries, election of benefits, or any other types of
decisions to be made by MARK under his existing or future IRA plans and other retirement
benefits and deferred-compensation plans, including but not limited to any right to a
qualified joint and survivor annuity or a qualified preretirement survivor annuity.
ALLISON further acknowledges that it is her intent that MARK will have the sole and
absolute discretion under his existing or future IRA plans and other retirement benefits and
deferred-compensation plans to designate beneficiaries, elect benefits, and make any other
decisions. Thus, ALLISON agrees that if she receives any part of or benefits from MARK’s
IRA plans or other retirement benefits and deferred-compensation plans, other than under
MARK’s express designation of her as a named beneficiary, ALLISON will promptly
return such benefits to MARK or to his estate if he is no longer living. ALLISON agrees
that within ninety days after the Marriage, she will execute all forms necessary to effectuate
the waivers contained in this Section, including but not limited to (1) a beneficiary
designation naming someone other than ALLISON as beneficiary, (2) an election to waive
any preretirement survivor annuity, (3) an election to waive any joint and survivor annuity,
and (4) an election to designate a benefit payment option.
MARK waives all right, title, and interest that he may have in ALLISON’s existing
and future Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRA”) and other retirement benefits and
deferred-compensation plans, whether lump-sum or installment, arising from ALLISON’s
employment before or during the Marriage, all of which are partitioned and exchanged to
ALLISON as her separate property. MARK acknowledges that this waiver includes all
rights that he has or may have to receive any benefits or payments from ALLISON’s IRA
and other retirement benefits and deferred-compensation plans that exist before or during
the Marriage. MARK further waives all rights he may have to participate in any decisions
about the designation of beneficiaries, election of benefits, or any other types of decisions
to be made by ALLISON under her existing or future IRA plans and other retirement
benefits and deferred-compensation plans, including but not limited to any right to a
qualified joint and survivor annuity or a qualified preretirement survivor annuity. MARK
further acknowledges that it is his intent that ALLISON will have the sole and absolute
discretion under her existing and future IRA plans and other retirement benefits and
deferred-compensation plans to designate beneficiaries, elect benefits, and make any other
decisions. Thus, MARK agrees that if he receives any part of or benefits from ALLISON’s
IRA plans or other retirement benefits and deferred-compensation plans, other than under
ALLISON’s express designation of him as a named beneficiary, MARK will promptly
return such benefits to ALLISON or to her estate if she is no longer living. MARK agrees
that within ninety days after the Marriage, he will execute all forms necessary to effectuate
the waivers contained in this Section, including but not limited to (1) a beneficiary
designation naming someone other than MARK as beneficiary, (2) an election to waive
any preretirement survivor annuity, (3) an election to waive any joint and survivor annuity,
and (4) an election to designate a benefit payment option.
ARTICLE 7
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE BY COURT ORDER
If the Parties’ Marriage is dissolved by divorce, each Party will receive all separate
property and liabilities belonging to that Party, including all property described in this
Agreement as being the separate property of that Party.
The Parties agree to waive the following rights and claims upon the filing of a suit
to dissolve the Marriage:
2. No right to interim fees. The Parties agree that upon the filing of a suit to
dissolve the Marriage, neither Party will seek from the other Party, nor be
required to pay to the other Party, any form of interim attorney or expert fees,
and the Parties waive and relinquish all such claims for all purposes. If either
Party is required to pay interim attorney or expert fees to the other Party or
to a third party on behalf of the other Party, the Party receiving the interim
attorney or expert fees agrees to return the payment to the paying Party
within forty-eight (48) hours after receiving it.
The Parties agree that MARK will pay to ALLISON, within thirty days of
dissolution of the Marriage, the following amount of cash based upon the duration of
marriage, as set forth below:
The Parties agree that each Party will be responsible for his or her own attorney
fees and costs in a suit to dissolve the Marriage.
Each Party waives, relinquishes, and disclaims any rights that he or she may have
to seek a division of property other than in accordance with this Article, and further agrees
to indemnify the other Party for the value of any assets or property interests that may be
awarded by a court in excess of the value that would result if division were made in
accordance with this Article.
ARTICLE 8
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE BY DEATH
If a Party dies (“Decedent Party”) leaving the other Party (“Surviving Party”) as
the Decedent Party’s surviving spouse, except for the Surviving Party’s fifty percent
(50%) interest in any community property found to exist and in accordance with the
Agreement, any property in which the Surviving Party is specifically named as the
beneficiary, and any property the Surviving Party owns with the Decedent Party as
tenants in common or with rights of survivorship, the Surviving Party waives and
relinquishes all rights he or she could assert as the Decedent Party’s heir at law, survivor,
or otherwise, including but not limited to the following:
3. any rights of intestate succession, including but not limited to the right to
receive a distributive share of the Decedent Party’s property upon intestacy;
MARK agrees to accept the provisions of any last will and testament and codicils
that may be in effect at the time of ALLISON’s death in full discharge, settlement, and
satisfaction of any and all right, title, and interest that he, as ALLISON’s spouse, might
otherwise acquire in her estate and property.
Unless designated as a named beneficiary under a written instrument, MARK waives and
releases to ALLISON, her executors, administrators, or assigns, any and all rights of
election given to him as the spouse of ALLISON, or through him to his heirs, to take against
her last will and testament under any statutes, now or hereafter in force, in Texas or any
other state or foreign nation in which ALLISON may have property at the time of her death.
If the marriage of the parties is dissolved by the death of ALLISON, MARK agrees and
hereby binds his personal representatives and heirs to agree to release and convey to
ALLISON’s estate any interest he may then have or claim to have in the separate property
of ALLISON, including any property described in this Agreement as being the separate
property of ALLISON or as belonging to ALLISON’s separate estate, other than any
benefit conferred on MARK in this Agreement. MARK agrees to execute on request all
instruments of release or conveyance that are necessary to give effect to this Agreement.
ALLISON hereby binds her personal representatives and heirs to release and convey to
MARK all of the interest, if any, that ALLISON or her estate may have in the then separate
property of MARK and in all the property described in this Agreement as being the separate
property of MARK or as belonging to MARK’s separate estate unless otherwise provided
for in this Agreement.
ALLISON agrees to accept the provisions of any last will and testament and codicils
that may be in effect at the time of MARK’s death in full discharge, settlement, and
satisfaction of any and all right, title, and interest that she, as MARK’s spouse, might
otherwise acquire in his estate and property.
ARTICLE 9
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Applicability
To the maximum extent allowed by law, this Agreement will be valid and
enforceable regardless of where the Parties are domiciled.
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State
of Texas, regardless of any conflict-of-law rules. To the maximum extent allowed by law,
the Parties waive any right to remove this case to federal court or have this case
determined by a federal court. The state courts of Texas will be the exclusive judicial
forum to resolve any disputes relating to this Agreement.
This Agreement will apply to, be binding on, and inure to the benefit of the Parties
and their respective heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, personal representatives, successors, and
assigns.
9.5 Interpretation
9.6 Severability
9.7 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one agreement.
9.8 No Waiver
The Parties will cooperate fully in performing the acts and deeds and in executing,
acknowledging, and delivering any instruments or documents required to accomplish the
intent of this Agreement.
This Agreement is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Parties, and nothing in
this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended or will be construed as having been
made or entered into for the benefit of any third party.
Within thirty (30) days after the Parties’ Marriage, each Party will execute a
Ratification of Premarital Agreement and Property Agreement Between Spouses
(“Ratification and Property Agreement”) that will be substantially similar in form and
content to the Ratification and Property Agreement attached as Exhibit 1 and
incorporated by reference. The Parties agree that their failure to execute the Ratification
and Property Agreement will not in any way invalidate this Agreement or affect any of
its terms or provisions.
In the event ALLISON or MARK (or any third party acting at the request of either
of them, or on behalf of either of them) initiates or prosecutes any legal action or seeks
any ancillary remedy in any action seeking to invalidate any provision of this Agreement
or obtain property, property rights or benefits contrary to, in excess of, or otherwise at
variance with this Agreement (the “Contesting Party”), then the Contesting Party shall
be liable to the other Party for all reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees and costs
incurred by such other Party in defending his or her rights under this Agreement.
Additionally, if ALLISON initiates or prosecutes any legal action or seeks any ancillary
remedy in any action seeking to invalidate any provision of this Agreement or obtain
property, property rights or benefits contrary to, in excess of, or otherwise at variance
with this Agreement, then ALLISON shall forfeit the cash payment otherwise payable to
her under Section 7.3 herein.
WARNING
1. “I have carefully read each and every provision of this Agreement and all
schedules attached or referred to in the Agreement.
4. “I have given careful and mature thought to the making of this Agreement.
5. “I fully understand the subject matter and effect of each provision of this
Agreement.
7. “I am not relying on any fiduciary obligation owed by one party to the other
party or on any duty of disclosure founded on a confidential or other
relationship between the parties. Furthermore, I am not relying on any legal
or accounting advice or representation of fact or law provided by MARK
PINKUS or anyone acting on his behalf.
10. “I am executing this Agreement with the intent of being fully bound by all
of its terms.
1. “I have carefully read each and every provision of this Agreement and all
schedules attached or referred to in the Agreement.
4. “I have given careful and mature thought to the making of this Agreement.
5. “I fully understand the subject matter and effect of each provision of this
Agreement.
7. “I am not relying on any fiduciary obligation owed by one party to the other
party or on any duty of disclosure founded on a confidential or other
relationship between the parties. Furthermore, I am not relying on any legal
or accounting advice or representation of fact or law provided by ALLISON
GELBE or anyone acting on his behalf.
10. “I am executing this Agreement with the intent of being fully bound by all
of its terms.”
This Agreement has been executed in duplicate original counterparts at the date and
time indicated in the acknowledgments below.
By: /s/____________________________________________
ALLISON GELBE
COUNTY OF DENTON )
This instrument was acknowledged before me at 10:35 A.M. on November 14, 2008
by ALLISON GELBE.
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Notary Public, State of Texas
I, the notary public whose signature appears above, certify that I am not an attorney
representing either party to this Agreement.
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STATE OF TEXAS )
COUNTY OF DENTON )
This instrument was acknowledged before me at 10:39 A.M. on November 14, 2008
by MARK PINKUS
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Notary Public, State of Texas
I, the notary public whose signature appears above, certify that I am not an attorney
representing either party to this Agreement.
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1. All furniture, fixtures, fine art, appliances, jewelry, clothing, personal belongings,
personal effects owned by ALLISON GELBE, in ALLISON GELBE’s possession
and under her control, including the following items:
3. 100% of the funds on deposit in all checking, savings, money market, certificate of
deposit, and any other financial accounts standing in the name of ALLISON
GELBE, including but not limited to the following accounts:
a. Bank of America checking account ending in the last four digits #2219, with
an approximate balance of $39,500.00 as of 11/14/2008;
b. Bank of America savings account ending in the last four digits #2466, with
an approximate balance of $108,200.00 as of 11/14/2008;
4. 100% of the funds, stocks, bonds and other assets on deposit in any investment,
brokerage, money market, stock and retirement accounts standing in the name of
ALLISON GELBE, including but not limited to the following accounts:
b. The Hachet Media Company 401k Plan standing in the name of ALLISON
GELBE, with an approximate balance of $446,922.00.
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ALLISON GELBE
1. The real property known as the Pinkus Ranch, located at 5400 Hwy 455, Little Elm,
Denton County, Texas 76258.
2. All furniture, fixtures, fine art, appliances, jewelry, clothing, personal belongings,
personal effects owned by MARK PINKUS, in MARK PINKUS’s possession and
under his control, including all contents of the residence located at The Pinkus
Ranch, 5400 Hwy 455, Little Elm, Denton County, Texas 76258.
3. All motor vehicles owned by MARK PINKUS (whether individually or jointly with
any other person) and/or in which MARK PINKUS has an interest, directly or
indirectly, together with all rights and privileges in connection with them.
4. 100% of the funds on deposit in all checking, savings, money market, certificate of
deposit, and any other financial accounts standing in the name of MARK PINKUS,
including but not limited to the following accounts:
a. Wells Fargo checking account ending in the last four digits #8741, with an
approximate balance of $1,970,701.00 as of 11/14/2008;
b. Bank of America checking account ending in the last four digits #2466, with
an approximate balance of $99,784.00 as of 11/14/2008;
c. Merrill Lynch CMA account ending in the last four digits #3139, with an
approximate balance of $3,410,381.00 as of 11/14/2008.
5. 100% of the funds, stocks, bonds and other assets on deposit in any investment,
brokerage, money market, stock and retirement accounts standing in the name of
MARK PINKUS, including but not limited to the following accounts:
6. All stocks and business interests held in MARK PINKUS’s name and/or in which
MARK PINKUS has an interest, directly or indirectly, together with all rights and
privileges in connection with them, and including but not limited to the following:
7. All life insurance policies in the name of/insuring the life of MARK PINKUS,
including all cash value.
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MARK PINKUS
2. All other debts, charges, taxes, liabilities, and other obligations in the name of
ALLISON GELBE.
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ALLISON GELBE
2. The outstanding balance on the mortgage payable to Chase Mortgage and secured
by the Pinkus Ranch, in the amount of $960,052 as of 11/14/2008.
3. All other debts, charges, taxes, liabilities, and other obligations in the name of
MARK PINKUS, including but not limited to the following:
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MARK PINKUS